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Homemade pizza - what's your secret?
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:15 pm
I'm working on my homemade pizza technique and it is pretty darn good now, but I still want to improve it. Wood like a wood-fired oven, but don't think that will happen any time soon. Presently I:
Dough - AP flour, water, yeast, salt, touch of olive oil. 65-69% hydration. Minimum 24 hour fermentation in the fridge (preferably 2-3 days). Tried Tipo 00 flour and liked it ok, but you really need a super hot oven (wood-fired) to get char on it. Best crust is with higher hydration, but dough is so soft it can be a challenge to handle.
Sauce - San Marzano tomatoes crushed with a bit of salt.
Oven - 550 degrees (max for my oven) preheated for at least an hour. Pizza cooked on 23 pound slab of steel. Usually takes 4-5 minutes.
Current favorite topping is blue cheese/prosciutto .
How do you make pizza?
Dough - AP flour, water, yeast, salt, touch of olive oil. 65-69% hydration. Minimum 24 hour fermentation in the fridge (preferably 2-3 days). Tried Tipo 00 flour and liked it ok, but you really need a super hot oven (wood-fired) to get char on it. Best crust is with higher hydration, but dough is so soft it can be a challenge to handle.
Sauce - San Marzano tomatoes crushed with a bit of salt.
Oven - 550 degrees (max for my oven) preheated for at least an hour. Pizza cooked on 23 pound slab of steel. Usually takes 4-5 minutes.
Current favorite topping is blue cheese/prosciutto .
How do you make pizza?
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Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:44 pm to ChEgrad
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preheated for at least an hour.
Seems like overkill.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 12:19 am to ChEgrad
Fig
Proscuito
Goat Cheese
Arugula
Balsamic Vinegar drizzle on top
Proscuito
Goat Cheese
Arugula
Balsamic Vinegar drizzle on top
This post was edited on 8/19/14 at 12:19 am
Posted on 8/19/14 at 6:40 am to ChEgrad
Sounds good. We've been grilling our pizzas recently, with great results.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:56 am to ChEgrad
that's a lot of work
Trader Joe's premade crust
Some type of red sauce
Cheese
Peperroni
Oven for 15 minutes on 400
Good enough.
Sometimes if i feel fancy, i'll use pillsbury dough to make stuffed crust.
Trader Joe's premade crust
Some type of red sauce
Cheese
Peperroni
Oven for 15 minutes on 400
Good enough.
Sometimes if i feel fancy, i'll use pillsbury dough to make stuffed crust.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 9:03 am to ChEgrad
Mid's Pizza Sauce
Oven - maybe like 450
Topping - Arugula & Prosciutto or Pepperoni & Peppers
Oven - maybe like 450
Topping - Arugula & Prosciutto or Pepperoni & Peppers
Posted on 8/19/14 at 9:09 am to ChEgrad
I can put a Papa Murphies take and bake pizza on my Primo and it comes out great. I think high heat and wood fire goes a long way in a pizza. Start there...
Posted on 8/20/14 at 7:33 am to ChEgrad
I'm a big fan of the broiler method on my baking steel.
I preheat my oven to 550 for about an hour and put the steel on the second slot from the top. I bake my pizza for about 2-3 minutes then turn on the broiler on high for the last minute.
I preheat my oven to 550 for about an hour and put the steel on the second slot from the top. I bake my pizza for about 2-3 minutes then turn on the broiler on high for the last minute.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 9:55 am to ChEgrad
How do you get the pizzas in/out of the oven?
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